An Evening with Tourmaline
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Acclaimed artist, activist, author, and filmmaker Tourmaline will present her celebrated short film “Happy Birthday, Marsha!,” a speculative portrait of trans activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in the hours leading up to the 1969 Stonewall rebellion. Following the screening, Tourmaline will be in conversation with KU Assistant Professor of Transgender Studies Jeanne Vaccaro. Tourmaline will share from her new book Marsha, a biography of Marsha P. Johnson that chronicles decades of transliberatory organizing and community building. Free and open to the public.